demerit[noun]Synonyms: imperfection, deficiency, fault, shortcoming, sin
[verb]Synonyms: degrade, break, bump, bust, declass, demote, disgrade, disrate, downgrade, reduce
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧mer‧it /diːˈmerət, diːˈmerɪt/
noun [countable]1. formal a bad quality or feature of something
demerit of
The merits and demerits (=the good and bad qualities) of this argument have been explored.2. American English a mark showing that a student has behaved badly at school ⇒
merit [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲